Crossword Challenge Puzzle 171 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 171 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Morse code sender”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 171: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Morse code sender”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
MORSE CODE SENDER
1Morse code sender
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving “Fix-up” first gives you its sixth letter.
TELEGRAPH
PASS, AS TIME
2Pass, as time
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ P _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Adhesive resin”.
ELAPSE
WEAPONRY STOCK
3Weaponry stock
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Unable to walk” crosses it at the third square.
AMMO
CAB
4Cab
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Cab, nothing more.
C
HUMAN RESOURCE
5Human resource
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Human resource” to its initials.
HR
s-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “s” gives the answer. First letter: E.
END
WILD PARTY
7Wild party
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Digital video”.
RAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Human resource”.
TEACHER
h-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “h-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELM
UNABLE TO WALK
10Unable to walk
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Weaponry stock”.
LAME
ADHESIVE RESIN
11Adhesive resin
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ X _. “Do very well (at)” crosses it at the fourth square.
EPOXY
GOOGLE SHEETS
12Google sheets
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GS
FIX-UP
13Fix-up
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ E _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Deviation”.
RENEWAL
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A.
A
COMICS SOUND
15Comics sound
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “The latest” first gives you its third letter.
POW
MARRIED MAN
16Married man
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ B _ _ D. Solving “Sheep sound” first gives you its fifth letter.
HUSBAND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CELL STUFF
17Cell stuff
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Wild party” first gives you its third letter.
RNA
DO VERY WELL (AT)
18Do very well (at)
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fix-up”.
EXCEL
DIGITAL VIDEO
19Digital video
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Digital video” to its initials.
DV
DEVIATION
20Deviation
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fix-up”.
YAW
FIFTH LETTER
21Fifth letter
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
BIRD'S CLAW
22Bird's claw
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Large snake” first gives you its fourth letter.
TALON
FELINE PET
23Feline pet
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Bird's claw” first gives you its third letter.
CAT
THE LATEST
24The latest
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Comics sound”.
NEWS
FILL UP
25Fill up
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Large snake”.
LOAD
ELEC-TRONIC
26Elec-tronic
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
E _. “Do very well (at)” crosses it at the second square.
EL
__TFIT
27__TFIT
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
“__TFIT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OU
LEFT OUT
28Left out
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
SHEEP SOUND
29Sheep sound
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits B _. The second square is also part of “Married man”.
BA
LARGE SNAKE
30Large snake
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Solving “Fill up” first gives you its third letter.
BOA
Crossword Challenge Level 171 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 171 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 171 with us. Puzzle 172 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.